Lester

Tracking Lester

About Lester

The Story Behind the Name:
Lester was one of the 16 sharks tagged on the Bahamas Research Expedition in February 2011 with Jim Abernethy’s Scuba Adventures, Inc. As such, each team member was given the opportunity to name a shark.

SRC Ph.D. Student and Research Assistant Austin Gallagher chose
to honor his grandfather Lester with this shark. Dedicated and
passionate, Lester and Austin share a common work ethic. They
both work hard for what they believe in. And in Austin’s
words, his grandfather always has faith — in himself, in
others, in our world.

Adopt-a-Shark: For information on how you can contribute to our
shark conservation research by adopting and tracking your own
shark, please visit our Adopt a Shark page.

This work is part of a collaboration among the Shark Research
& Conservation Program at the University of Miami, Florida Gulf
Coast University and West Coast Inland Navigational District,
supported by Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah.

System Requirements

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Instructions

To animate our interactive shark tracking, play with the time slider tool in the map upper-left. Simply, go to the slider & separate the bottom left & right tabs by ~1/4”. Then click on the leading tab & drag it across the slider; or click play to automatically view tracks.